Neighborhood House (Louisville, KY) Also known as: North Broadway Social Settlement

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Jane Addams to Vida Dutton Scudder, April 25, 1900

Mary Dorsey Anderson Hill to Jane Addams, January 23, 1901

Address to the North Broadway Social Settlement, November 5, 1903

Boscoe, Thomas Francis (1895-1968)

Hemmerley, Willbert Raymond (1899-1976)

Selvage, Virginia Tinsley Hoover (1905-1999)

Wilson, Elizabeth Arterburn (1902-2000)

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1896

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Called the North Broadway Social Settlement until 1902, Neighborhood House was the first settlement house established in Kentucky. Located in Louisville and founded by Archibald Alexander Hill (1871-1907) in 1896, the Neighborhood House continues to provide for impoverished families in the area, including a kindergarten program, health screenings, and academic tutoring.

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Bibliography and Links

Woods, Robert A., and Albert J. Kenedy, eds. Handbook of Settlements. New York, NY: Charities Publication Committee, 1911. p. 154.

Ann Taylor Allen, James F. Osborne, "Neighborhood House of Louisville: The Early Years, 1896–1901,"Ohio Valley History 10:3, (Fall 2010) pp. 46-78.

Archibald Alexander Hill, Find a Grave

Kleber, John E. The Encyclopedia of Louisville. Illustrated ed. Lexington: U of Kentucky, 2001. p. 801. Google Books. Web. 23 May 2016.

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“Neighborhood House (Louisville, KY),” Jane Addams Digital Edition, accessed May 14, 2024, https://digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu/items/show/40.